Authors: Foteini Mikiki, Paraskevi Tarani, Maria N. Daniil
Paper and poster presented at ICTR2023 – 11th International Congress of Transportation Research, September 20th – 22nd 2023 | Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Mobility and public space policies affect thoroughly citizens’ everyday life and ignoring the public has been detrimental for long. The challenge of sustainability calls for knowledge exchange and new synergies between local stakeholders. Serres city in Greece has been gradually engaging local stakeholders in mobility and public space issues, through EU instruments like SUMPs and lately through an URBACT project, “Space for People”, participatory processes being a prerequisite. An URBACT Local Group (ULG) was created and performed for three years throughout pandemic restrictions, achieving co-creation with innovative research tools, small-scale actions study and implementation, communication strategy and an Integrated Action Plan. ULG engagement inspired further research involving local students in street surveys, data collection, and interviews. Through an innovative protocol for public space experience, useful information was analyzed by local people for local solutions. This paper presents the fruitful path of engaging local people in city planning and assesses their experience.
Key words: sustainable urban mobility, public space, knowledge synergies, participatory planning, engagement
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